# 2014–15 Utah Jazz season

The 2014–15 Utah Jazz season is the franchise's 41st season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 36th season of the franchise in Salt Lake City.

## Preseason
### Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 5 | Dante Exum | SG | Australia | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 1 | 23 | Rodney Hood | SG | United States | Duke |
| 2 | 35 | Jarnell Stokes | PF | United States | Tennessee |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y-Portland Trail Blazers | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 32‍–‍9 | 19‍–‍22 | 11–5 | 82 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 45 | 37 | .549 | 6.0 | 29‍–‍12 | 16‍–‍25 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Utah Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 13.0 | 21‍–‍20 | 17‍–‍24 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 21.0 | 19‍–‍22 | 11‍–‍30 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 16 | 66 | .195 | 35.0 | 9‍–‍32 | 7‍–‍34 | 4–12 | 82 |
Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z-Golden State Warriors * | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-Houston Rockets * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y-Portland Trail Blazers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-New Orleans Pelicans | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Utah Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 46.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 16 | 66 | .195 | 51.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2014 pre-season game log Total: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2) :
Pre-season: 5–3 (home: 3–1; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1October 7Portland
W 92–73
Alec Burks (12)
Favors & Gobert (11)
Trey Burke (4)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,858
1–0
2October 9Portland
W 109–105
Trey Burke (22)
Enes Kanter (10)
Trey Burke (7)
Moda Center 14,468
2–0
3October 13L.A. Clippers
W 102–89
Trey Burke (16)
Rudy Gobert (20)
Trey Burke (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,319
3–0
4October 16@ L.A. Lakers
W 119–86
Gordon Hayward (16)
Enes Kanter (11)
Exum & Burke (6)
Honda Center 8,931
4–0
5October 17@ L.A. Clippers
L 97–101
Gordon Hayward (22)
Derrick Favors (10)
Trey Burke (6)
Staples Center 17,733
4–1
6October 19@ L.A. Lakers
L 91–98
Alec Burks (21)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Dante Exum (5)
Staples Center 17,733
4–2
7October 19@ Oklahoma City
W 105–91
Enes Kanter (27)
Derrick Favors (15)
Gordon Hayward (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena
5–2
8October 24Phoenix
L 100–105
Gordon Hayward (24)
Booker, Hood & Gobert (8)
Hayward & Gobert (3)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,087
5–3 :
2014–15 season schedule :

### Regular season

2014–15 game log Total: 38–44 (Home: 21–20; Road: 17–24) :
October: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1October 29Houston
L 93–104
Alec Burks (18)
Gordon Hayward (8)
Gordon Hayward (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
0–1
2October 30@ Dallas
L 102–120
Derrick Favors (17)
Derrick Favors (11)
Trey Burke (7)
American Airlines Center 19,697
0–2 :
November
: 5–10 (home: 3–4; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3November 1Phoenix
W 118–91
Derrick Favors (32)
Gordon Hayward (10)
Trey Burke (4)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,721
1–2
4November 3@ L.A. Clippers
L 101–107
Gordon Hayward (27)
Enes Kanter (9)
Gordon Hayward (5)
Staples Center 19,060
1–3
5November 5Cleveland
W 102–100
Favors & Hayward (21)
Derrick Favors (10)
Gordon Hayward (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
2–3
6November 7Dallas
L 82–105
Alec Burks (14)
Enes Kanter (10)
Dante Exum (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,419
2–4
7November 9@ Detroit
W 97–96
Gordon Hayward (17)
Derrick Favors (12)
Dante Exum (5)
Palace of Auburn Hills 12,888
3–4
8November 10@ Indiana
L 86–97
Gordon Hayward (30)
Gordon Hayward (8)
Trey Burke (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,513
3–5
9November 12@ Atlanta
L 97–100
Alec Burks (22)
Gordon Hayward (7)
Trey Burke (11)
Philips Arena 12,595
3–6
10November 14@ New York
W 102–100
Gordon Hayward (33)
Derrick Favors (12)
Trey Burke (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
4–6
11November 15@ Toronto
L 93–111
Favors & Kanter (18)
Alec Burks (10)
Hayward & Burke (5)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
4–7
12November 18Oklahoma City
W 98–81
Alec Burks (20)
Enes Kanter (15)
Trey Burke (9)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,190
5–7
13November 21@ Golden State
L 88–101
Enes Kanter (18)
Derrick Favors (9)
Ingles, Exum & Burke (5)
Oracle Arena 19,596
5–8
14November 22New Orleans
L 94–106
Gordon Hayward (31)
Derrick Favors (11)
Trey Burke (4)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,452
5–9
15November 24Chicago
L 95–97
Derrick Favors (21)
Derrick Favors (15)
Trey Burke (10)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,904
5–10
16November 26@ Oklahoma City
L 82–97
Gordon Hayward (21)
Gordon Hayward (8)
Burke & Burks (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
5–11
17November 29L.A. Clippers
L 96–112
Gordon Hayward (30)
Trevor Booker (9)
Alec Burks (4)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,479
5–12 :
December
: 6–9 (home: 3–4; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18December 1Denver
L 101–103
Gordon Hayward (25)
Enes Kanter (15)
Trey Burke (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 16,768
5–13
19December 3Toronto
L 104–123
Favors & Kanter (19)
Enes Kanter (9)
Trey Burke (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 16,677
5–14
20December 5Orlando
L 93–98
Derrick Favors (21)
Derrick Favors (13)
Trey Burke (11)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,997
5–15
21December 8@ Sacramento
L 92–101
Gordon Hayward (19)
Rudy Gobert (9)
Gordon Hayward (7)
Sleep Train Arena 16,511
5–16
22December 9San Antonio
W 100–96
Derrick Favors (21)
Enes Kanter (15)
Hayward & Burks (4)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,382
6–16
23December 12Miami
L 95–100
Enes Kanter (25)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Burke & Gobert (4)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
6–17
24December 14@ Washington
L 84–93
Alec Burks (19)
Enes Kanter (11)
Gordon Hayward (3)
Verizon Center 15,220
6–18
25December 16@ New Orleans
L 111–119
Enes Kanter (29)
Rudy Gobert (9)
Gordon Hayward (5)
Smoothie King Center 13,179
6–19
26December 17@ Miami
W 105–87
Gordon Hayward (29)
Rudy Gobert (9)
Gordon Hayward (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,633
7–19
27December 19@ Orlando
W 101–94
Derrick Favors (23)
Derrick Favors (10)
Gordon Hayward (6)
Amway Center 16,032
8–19
28December 20@ Charlotte
L 86–104
Gordon Hayward (14)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Gordon Hayward (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,384
8–20
29December 22@ Memphis
W 97–91
Alec Burks (23)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Hayward, Burks, Burke & Hood (4)
FedExForum 16,991
9–20
30December 27Philadelphia
W 88–71
Favors & Burke (17)
Derrick Favors (15)
Trey Burke (4)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,890
10–20
31December 29@ L.A. Clippers
L 97–101
Gordon Hayward (22)
Rudy Gobert (13)
Gordon Hayward (7)
Staples Center 19,060
10–21
32December 30Minnesota
W 100–94
Hayward & Burke (26)
Enes Kanter (12)
Trey Burke (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,947
11–21 :
January
: 6–9 (home: 3–5; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33January 2Atlanta
L 92–98
Gordon Hayward (18)
Derrick Favors (11)
Trey Burke (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,029
11–22
34January 3@ Minnesota
W 101–89
Trey Burke (28)
Trevor Booker (15)
Burke & Booker (6)
Target Center 13,702
12–22
35January 5Indiana
L 101–105
Derrick Favors (27)
Derrick Favors (11)
Joe Ingles (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,378
12–23
36January 7@ Chicago
W 97–77
Derrick Favors (20)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Gordon Hayward (5)
United Center 21,379
13–23
37January 9@ Oklahoma City
L 94–99
Gordon Hayward (27)
Derrick Favors (11)
Ingles & Burke (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
13–24
38January 10@ Houston
L 82–97
Burke & Kanter (16)
Derrick Favors (7)
Gordon Hayward (5)
Toyota Center 18,235
13–25
39January 13Golden State
L 105–116
Derrick Favors (22)
Favors & Gobert (11)
Trey Burke (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
13–26
40January 16L.A. Lakers
W 94–85
Gordon Hayward (31)
Derrick Favors (10)
Gordon Hayward (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
14–26
41January 18@ San Antonio
L 69–89
Rudy Gobert (13)
Rudy Gobert (18)
Trey Burke (8)
AT&T Center 18,581
14–27
42January 21@ Cleveland
L 92–106
Enes Kanter (24)
Enes Kanter (17)
Dante Exum (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
14–28
43January 22@ Milwaukee
W 101–99
Gordon Hayward (24)
Enes Kanter (16)
Joe Ingles (7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,415
15–28
44January 24Brooklyn
W 108–73
Gordon Hayward (24)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Joe Ingles (5)
Barclays Center 19,352
16–28
45January 26Boston
L 90–99
Gordon Hayward (26)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Joe Ingles (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,947
16–29
46January 28L.A. Clippers
L 89–94
Enes Kanter (21)
Enes Kanter (11)
Joe Ingles (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 16,322
16–30
47January 30Golden State
W 110–100
Gordon Hayward (26)
Gordon Hayward (15)
Trey Burke (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,295
17–30 :
February
: 6–5 (home: 4–2; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
48February 3@ Portland
L 102–103
Gordon Hayward (27)
Rudy Gobert (15)
Trey Burke (6)
Moda Center 19,441
17–31
49February 4Memphis
L 90–100
Trey Burke (21)
Enes Kanter (10)
Dante Exum (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
17–32
50February 6@ Phoenix
L 93–100
Gordon Hayward (24)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Gordon Hayward (5)
US Airways Center 18,055
17–33
51February 7Sacramento
W 102–90
Gordon Hayward (30)
Enes Kanter (13)
Derrick Favors (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,128
18–33
52February 9@ New Orleans
W 100–96
Gordon Hayward (32)
Enes Kanter (11)
Gordon Hayward (8)
Smoothie King Center 15,321
19–33
53February 11@ Dallas
L 82–87
Trey Burke (16)
Enes Kanter (10)
Gordon Hayward (8)
American Airlines Center 19,947
19–34
All-Star Break
54February 20Portland
W 92–76
Gordon Hayward (20)
Favors & Booker (9)
Hayward, Exum & Burke (3)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
20–34
55February 23San Antonio
W 90–81
Trey Burke (23)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Hayward & Ingles (3)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,782
21–34
56February 25L.A. Lakers
L 97–100
Gordon Hayward (20)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Trey Burke (4)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
21–35
57February 27@ Denver
W 104–82
Derrick Favors (21)
Derrick Favors (10)
Hayward & Ingles (5)
Pepsi Center 15,002
22–35
58February 28Milwaukee
W 82–75
Trey Burke (23)
Derrick Favors (12)
Trey Burke (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,515
23–35 :
March
: 10–6 (home: 5–3; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59March 3@ Memphis
W 93–82
Favors & Hayward (21)
Rudy Gobert (24)
Dante Exum (7)
FedExForum 16,779
24–35
60March 4@ Boston
L 84–85
Favors & Burke (16)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Trey Burke (8)
TD Garden 16,354
24–36
61March 6@ Philadelphia
W 89–83
Gordon Hayward (25)
Rudy Gobert (15)
Gordon Hayward (4)
Wells Fargo Center 15,811
25–36
62March 8@ Brooklyn
W 95–88
Gordon Hayward (24)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Rudy Gobert (5)
Barclays Center 17,041
26–36
63March 10New York
W 87–82
Derrick Favors (12)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Joe Ingles (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,121
27–36
64March 12Houston
W 109–91
Gordon Hayward (29)
Rudy Gobert (22)
Gordon Hayward (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,781
28–36
65March 14Detroit
W 88–85
Derrick Favors (26)
Rudy Gobert (19)
Dante Exum (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
29–36
66March 16Charlotte
W 94–66
Rodney Hood (24)
Rudy Gobert (22)
Trey Burke (4)
EnergySolutions Arena 16,743
30–36
67March 18Washington
L 84–88
Gordon Hayward (26)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Trey Burke (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,498
30–37
68March 19@ L.A. Lakers
W 80–73
Gordon Hayward (22)
Favors & Gobert (7)
Gordon Hayward (5)
Staples Center 17,407
31–37
69March 21@ Golden State
L 91–106
Derrick Favors (21)
Derrick Favors (11)
Gordon Hayward (7)
Oracle Arena 19,596
31–38
70March 23Minnesota
L 104–106 (OT)
Derrick Favors (19)
Rudy Gobert (17)
Trey Burke (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
31–39
71March 25Portland
L 89–92
Derrick Favors (26)
Derrick Favors (13)
Trey Burke (3)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
31–40
72March 27@ Denver
L 91–107
Gordon Hayward (24)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Trevor Booker (5)
Pepsi Center 15,312
31–41
73March 28Oklahoma City
W 94–89
Trey Burke (22)
Rudy Gobert (15)
Gordon Hayward (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
32–41
74March 30@ Minnesota
W 104–84
Gordon Hayward (22)
Trevor Booker (13)
Gordon Hayward (5)
Target Center 12,229
33–41 :
April
: 5–3 (home: 3–1; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75April 1Denver
W 98–84
Rudy Gobert (20)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Dante Exum (12)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,275
34–41
76April 4@ Phoenix
L 85–87
Gordon Hayward (21)
Rudy Gobert (15)
Gordon Hayward (4)
US Airways Center 18,055
34–42
77April 5@ Sacramento
W 101–95
Rodney Hood (25)
Booker & Gobert (9)
Dante Exum (6)
Sleep Train Arena 16,716
35–42
78April 8Sacramento
W 103–91
Rodney Hood (20)
Derrick Favors (11)
Joe Ingles (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,351
36–42
79April 10Memphis
L 88–89
Gordon Hayward (27)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Dante Exum (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,873
36–43
80April 11@ Portland
W 111–105
Trevor Booker (36)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Rodney Hood (8)
CenturyLink Arena 19,908
37–43
81April 13Dallas
W 109–92
Bryce Cotton (24)
Rudy Gobert (17)
Cotton & Hood (4)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
38–43
82April 15@ Houston
L 91–117
Bryce Cotton (14)
Rudy Gobert (8)
Elijah Millsap (7)
Toyota Center 18,320
38–44 :
2014–15 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Danté Exum | 82 | 41 | 22.2 | .349 | .314 | .625 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .5 | .2 | 4.8 |
| Rudy Gobert | 82 | 37 | 26.3 | .604 | .000 | .623 | 9.5 | 1.3 | .8 | 2.3 | 8.4 |
| Joe Ingles | 79 | 32 | 21.2 | .415 | .356 | .750 | 2.2 | 2.3 | .9 | .1 | 5.0 |
| Trevor Booker | 79 | 5 | 19.8 | .487 | .345 | .581 | 5.0 | 1.1 | .5 | .5 | 7.2 |
| Gordon Hayward | 76 | 76 | 34.4 | .445 | .364 | .812 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 1.4 | .4 | 19.3 |
| Trey Burke | 76 | 43 | 30.1 | .368 | .318 | .752 | 2.7 | 4.3 | .9 | .2 | 12.8 |
| Derrick Favors | 74 | 74 | 30.8 | .525 | .167 | .669 | 8.2 | 1.5 | .8 | 1.7 | 16.0 |
| Rodney Hood | 50 | 21 | 21.3 | .414 | .365 | .763 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .6 | .2 | 8.7 |
| Enes Kanter Freedom$^†$ | 49 | 48 | 27.1 | .491 | .317 | .788 | 7.8 | .5 | .5 | .3 | 13.8 |
| Elijah Millsap | 47 | 5 | 19.7 | .340 | .311 | .674 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .3 | 5.3 |
| Jeremy Evans | 38 | 0 | 7.0 | .552 | .400 | .828 | 1.9 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 2.4 |
| Alec Burks | 27 | 27 | 33.3 | .403 | .382 | .822 | 4.2 | 3.0 | .6 | .2 | 13.9 |
| Ian Clark$^†$ | 23 | 0 | 7.0 | .341 | .360 | 1.000 | .6 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 1.9 |
| Steve Novak$^†$ | 22 | 0 | 5.0 | .457 | .485 | .000 | .7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 2.2 |
| Jack Cooley | 16 | 0 | 5.4 | .409 | | .429 | 1.6 | .1 | .4 | .2 | 1.7 |
| Bryce Cotton | 15 | 0 | 10.6 | .420 | .350 | .833 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | 5.3 |
| Chris Johnson$^†$ | 12 | 0 | 17.6 | .484 | .342 | 1.000 | 1.5 | .6 | 1.0 | .0 | 6.8 |
| Elliot Williams$^†$ | 5 | 0 | 8.4 | .462 | .714 | .500 | .6 | .8 | .4 | .0 | 3.6 |
| Patrick Christopher | 4 | 1 | 7.3 | .250 | .000 | | 1.5 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Grant Jerrett$^†$ | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | .444 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.7 | .7 | .7 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Jerrelle Benimon | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | | | | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Toure' Murry$^†$ | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | | | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Jazz only.

## Injuries

| Player | Duration | Injury type | Games missed |
| Start | End |

## Transactions
### Trades

| February 19, 2015 | To Utah JazzKendrick Perkins (from Oklahoma City) Grant Jerrett (from Oklahoma City) Rights to Tibor Pleiß (from Oklahoma City) 2017 first-round pick (from Oklahoma City) 2017 second-round pick (from Detroit) | To Oklahoma City ThunderEnes Kanter from Utah) Steve Novak from Utah) D. J. Augustin (from Detroit) Kyle Singler (from Detroit) 2019 second-round pick (from Detroit) | To Detroit PistonsReggie Jackson (from Oklahoma City) |

### Free agents
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed | Contract | Ref. |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team | Ref. |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | Date | New team | Ref. |

## Awards

| Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |